After years of failed promises on transit, Silicon Valley is loading cars with new technologies to get a cut of the profits—and to collect data on us.
Big Tech Is Watching You as You Drive (archived)
Tag: Internet Access
Cuba Says Biden Applies Blockade Even More Aggressively Than His Predecessors
Biden has maintained many of Trump’s sanctions against Cuba. He must fulfill his promise to reverse Trump’s actions.
Cuba Says Biden Applies Blockade Even More Aggressively Than His Predecessors
The Military Recruiting Crisis: Even Veterans Don’t Want Their Families to Join
Pentagon scrambles to retain the main pipeline for new service members as disillusioned families steer young people away
The Military Recruiting Crisis: Even Veterans Don’t Want Their Families to Join
Musk’s Starlink: Aiding Terrorists in Myanmar

David Eubank, the founder of the Free Burma Rangers, expressed his gratitude to Elon Musk in a Tweet on Twitter for bringing Starlink Internet to some parts of Kayah (Karenni) State, which previously lacked stable internet access due to the civil war.
Free Burma Rangers boss thanks Elon Musk for bringing Starlink internet to Myanmar’s conflict-ridden Kayah
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An Overview of the Activities of Intelligence Organizations in Syria – The Free Burma Rangers (archived)
This is how they will CONTROL every Ukrainian + U.S. wants to spread it.
We told you that the app that the U.S. was testing on Ukraine was coming to the U.S. next and it’s here. The app was created by Google and it is a government’s dream. It lets you track you and lets you track your neighbors. What more could a nefarious government agency want??
This is how they will CONTROL every Ukrainian via Redacted
Related:
Ukraine’s secret weapon is an app. The U.S. wants to spread it.
How Ukraine Government Is Converting Digital ID System Into Wartime Tool
Spy Balloons Are the Slow and Silent Future of Surveillance
SpaceX Limits Ukraine’s Use of Starlink, Says It Shouldn’t Be ‘Weaponized’
Starlink’s terms of service say the satellite internet shouldn’t be used for military operations
SpaceX Limits Ukraine’s Use of Starlink, Says It Shouldn’t Be ‘Weaponized’
I’m sure that Musk has seen some of these videos on Twitter.
Mercedes will unlock your $100,000 electric car’s full power — for an extra $1,200 per year
Let’s say you’re tired of hitting 60 mph in only 5.3 seconds and want to get to highway speed a smidge faster. Is that worth a $1,200-per-year subscription to you?
Mercedes-Benz hopes the answer is yes.
Mercedes will unlock your $100,000 electric car’s full power — for an extra $1,200 per year
H/T: Steve Lehto
At least you can get an EV tax credit on your 2023 Mercedes EQS SUV!
US Recruits Elon Musk’s SpaceX for Iran Regime Change Op
Oct 25, 2022 – The US is now openly involving itself in what was from the beginning US-engineered unrest in Iran.
Providing material support including communication equipment is a stated policy of US plans for regime change and specifically in regards to Iran.
Evidence from 2009 onward exposes the US government’s use of US-based tech giants – Google, Twitter, and Facebook – and now Elon Musk’s SpaceX – to advance US foreign policy in violation of international law and the UN Charter.
US Recruits Elon Musk’s SpaceX for Iran Regime Change Op (Odysee) via The New Atlas
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Starlink, Ukraine and Musk’s Payment Request
The Ukrainians are now asking SpaceX for an additional 6,200 terminals and around 500 new terminals every month to replace those which on average the Russians manage to destroy in that time.
Related:
Elon Musk Says Starlink, SpaceX Faced ‘Relentless Jamming, Cyberwar,’ Courtesy Russia
Musk also confirmed that some Starlink terminals were active in Iran — a country rocked by protests in recent days.
Pentagon considers funding Musk’s Starlink network for Ukraine – Politico
The Pentagon is considering paying for Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite network in war-torn Ukraine, Politico reported on Monday, citing two U.S. officials involved in the discussions.
EU weighs paying for Musk’s donated Starlink internet service in Ukraine
But the EU is evaluating whether to negotiate a formal contract with SpaceX and set up a joint fund to pay for the Starlink terminals the company donated. EU officials will also explore alternative satellite options, they said.
Proponents of a fund say that it would allow them to take Musk to court if he suspended the service, rather than relying simply on his personal decision to keep providing it.
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